CEH Course

Certified Ethical Hacker

1. What is CEH? What I need to have background (or prerequisite) to take this course without having difficulties?

What Is CEH?

The Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) is an intermediate-level credential offered by the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council). The course provides the hackers and information security professionals hacking tools and techniques to break into an organization. This course is available for any information security professional who are responsible for computer networks security. Covers common exploits, vulnerabilities, and countermeasures using hacker techniques and tools.

Prerequisites Courses for CEH:

Training is highly recommended or  A minimum of two years of information security related experience, an educational background in information security. As well as a strong practical working knowledge of TCP/IP is suggested.

By: Abrar Alahmadi

2. What topics (content or outline) will I learn in CEH course?

The CEH course cover 18 topics, and they are:

1. Introduction to Ethical Hacking
2. Footprinting and Reconnaissance
3. Scanning Networks
4. Enumeration
5. System Hacking
6. Malware Threats
7. Sniffing
8. Social Engineering
9. Denial-of-Service
10. Session Hijacking
11. Hacking Webservers
12. Hacking Web Applications
13. SQL Injection
14. Hacking Wireless Networks
15. Hacking Mobile Platforms
16. Evading IDS, Firewalls, and Honeypots
17. Cloud Computing
18. Cryptography

The CEH course covers the important terminologies, concepts, tools, techniques, methods in each topic.

By: Rayyana AlHazzaa

3. What are the institutions in Saudi Arabia that offering CEH? How much it costs? (visit the famous IT institute website to check)

Institutions	Cost
Global Knowledge	SAR 11,250.00
NetCome Learning	$ 3,645.00
New Horizons	SAR 6900
Laimoon	$ 1,600

By: Sara Bahagari

4. What I need to pass the CEH exam? (or What are the requirements to pass CEH exam?)

For the one who is applying for the exam must have a background on some subject like networking technologies (e.g., hardware, infrastructure), webtechnologies (e.g., Web 2.0, Skype), system technologies, communication and mobile technologies.

In order to pass the exam easily these are some tips on how and what to do to pass the CEH exam?

1. Buy study guide books.
2. Buy books about passing CEH tests.
3. Join sessions that teaches CEH.
4. Do practice testing (Self testing) through visiting websites such as SelfTestTraining.com, it's helpful through many aspects such as it prepares you of the sellybus, introduces you into the exam scenario and it has a modern interface that allows you to practice in multiple learning modes with self assessment reports.
5. Join online study groups.

By: Hanadi Kheshaim

5. What are the benefits of taking this course? Why do you recommend your classmate to take CEH?

Benefits:

• Helps you meet regulatory standards for employment for many top security positions.
• Gain a wealth of knowledge that’s otherwise not easy to obtain.
• Understand risks and vulnerabilities of securing a network infrastructure.
• Gain skills to think like a hacker.
• Learn how exploits evolve.
• Learn about the tools of the trade.

I would highly recommend that all my classmates take CEH since it proves that an individual has a minimum baseline knowledge of security threats, risks and countermeasures. This course helps increases job opportunities by assuring organizations that you are a candidate who is more than a systems administrator, a security auditor, a hacking tool analyst or a vulnerability tester. Taking this course helps you gain both business and technical knowledge.

By: Fawzia Hersi

References:

http://www.netcomlearning.com/products/index.phtml

http://www.newhorizons.com/components/templates/SearchResults.aspx?search=ceh

http://www.globalknowledge.com.sa/

https://laimoon.com/saudi-arabia

http://www.eccouncil.org/Certification/certified-ethical-hacker

http://blog.firebrandtraining.co.uk/2014/01/benefits-of-CEH.html